Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park by Barbara Haviland | Barbara Haviland - Blog
The
Luna Jacal or
Luna's Jacal was the residence of Gilberto Luna, a Mexican pioneer farmer in the area of
Texas that would become
Big Bend National Park. The
jacal, an indigenous
Tejano dwelling suited to the desert environment, was built about 1890
[2] with a low sandstone and limestone wall about 4 feet (1.2 m), with forked poles set upright into the walls, supporting roof poles. The house backs up to a large boulder. A heavier line of poles extends the length of the jacal. The roof was made of
ocotillo branches weighted down with earth and stones, presently replaced with an inappropriate soil-cement roof. Luna raised a large family at the jacal, peacefully coexisting with otherwise hostile
Comanche who used the Alamo Creek area as a war trail. Luna died there in 1947 at age 108 or 109.
[3]
Luna's jacal was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in November 8, 1974.
[1] It was restored in 1971 and again stabilized in 1983.
[2]
INFO gotten from Wipipedia..
Title Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park
medium oils on canvas
Size 24H"x36W"
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PS It was very cool in the house.
